With the Atlantic 10 needing a home for its conference tournament in 2017 and 2018, officials at Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence have expressed interest in bidding for the event when the time comes.

One of the bigger upsets during conference tournament play last season was Albany’s win over regular season champion Stony Brook in the semifinals of the America East tournament. That contest drew added attention due to the fact that the Great Danes, who went on to represent the league in the NCAA tournament, hosted the first…